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Arabs in California: Redefining Identity and Belonging in Southern California

April 8, 2025

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The Arbeely’s, pictured here in Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1881, were the first Syrian family to immigrate to the United States, having arrived three years prior

In an era when many continue to stereotype Arab Americans as perpetual outsiders, USC Dornsife professor Sarah Gualtieri is reshaping…